Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Reasons to mistrust our spies (and their masters) in 2017 Dr Bryce Edwards. On the surface, it’s been a good year for New Zealand’s state surveillance agencies. Compared to previous years they’ve garnered less negative media coverage and political examination. Yet appearances can be deceiving, and looking back over the year, […]

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: China’s “magic weapons” in New Zealand Dr Bryce Edwards. In a tumultuous year in politics, it’s been easy to overlook important and controversial arguments about Chinese Government influence in this country. A number of stories and reports have been published that require much greater attention, debate and scrutiny. At one level, […]

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The case for diplomacy over refugees Dr Bryce Edwards. Is Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s campaign over the Manus Island refugee situation causing serious damage to Trans-Tasman relations? And is it even in the best interests of refugees? Yesterday I looked at the arguments for the New Zealand government taking a harder […]

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Time to act on refugee crisis Dr Bryce Edwards. The Prime Minister’s current strategy over the Manus Island refugees is probably not sustainable. Jacinda Ardern’s preferred tactic is to continue with “talking” at the moment. She’s done this by engaging with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and speaking out publicly at […]

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s remarkable CPTPP Dr Bryce Edwards. Last year, Labour MPs were amongst the 72,000 who marched in the streets against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Now in Government, Labour appears to have made major progress in ensuring the TPP should happen. Below are 20 of the most important items from recent days […]

MIL Analysis+Reportage – EveningReport.NZ Pacific islands Forum Countries. Image source: Forumsec.org. OPINION: Older persons key players in global development agenda By Shamshad Akhtar As the proportion of the older persons across the Asia-Pacific region increases exponentially, we must seek out new and innovative approaches to turn this demographic trend into an opportunity to be harnessed […]

MIL Analysis+Reportage – EveningReport.NZ By Selwyn Manning – Editor of EveningReport.nz. This analysis was first published on Kiwipolitico.com. Selwyn Manning, editor EveningReport.nz. There’s an overlooked aspect of the New Zealand Defence Force’s account of Operation Burnham that when scrutinised suggests a possible breach of international humanitarian law and laws relating to war and armed conflict […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: How Brazil’s Contradictory Attitudes Foster Violence Toward the LGBT-Community By Mitch Rogers, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. On February 15, shocking video was captured of the murder of Dandara dos Santos, a male-to-female […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: The Impact of Deforestation on Paraguay’s Chaco By Erika Quinteros, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. First, they were removed from their lands, then, in recent years, the enormous deforestation of the area they […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: United States Foreign Policy Harms Women’s Reproductive Rights Around the World: The Impact on Latin America By Taylor Lewis, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. The United States Government’s Reinstatement of the Mexico City […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: Three Indigenous Women Who Are Shaping the Region By Erika Quinteros, Mariana Sánchez Ramirez and Kate Terán To download a PDF version of this article, click here. In observance of International Women’s Day, the Council of Hemispheric Affairs has selected three women in the Western Hemisphere whose passion, […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: Violence and Public Policy in Argentina By Sebastián A. Cutrona, PhD, International Relations at the National University of La Rioja To download a PDF version of this article, click here. Between 2000 and 2010, more than one million people died in Latin America and the Caribbean […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: Brazil Takes Another Step Towards its Deconstruction of the Rule of Law By Aline Piva, Research Fellow, Head of the Brazil Unit at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. “The Rule of Law is a multi-faceted ideal, but […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: Perversion in Paradise By Andrew Lumsden, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. On the night of December 28, 2016, police officers patrolling in the town of Santa Cruz in the Jamaican parish of St. Elizabeth, […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: A Day Without Immigrants By Erika Quinteros, Kate Terán and Mariana Sánchez Ramirez, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. On February 16, restaurants across the United States closed their doors to join on “A Day Without […]

MIL OSI – Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage: Headline: The Consideration of Elliott Abrams for Deputy Secretary of State would Represent a Rude Shock for Latin America By Kate Terán and Taylor Lewis, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. With the Trump […]